The date ended not long after that, especially once they ran out of garden to walk through.
Malakai returned to his chambers, but without the familiar powerful presence that always lingered around him, he felt strangely naked, as though a thick layer of protection had suddenly been peeled away.
Still, he kept himself occupied by absorbing vita, doing his best to tune out Valentine, who had spent the past several minutes endlessly praising his newfound 'rizz' skills. Malakai wasn't exactly sure what 'rizz' was supposed to mean, nor did he particularly care, so he simply ignored the ghost and focused on his training.
After everything that happened in Sylvastein, from the vita cores he'd swallowed to diving into an entire pool of pure Vitaeon, Malakai had reached a level that was incredible in every right. His absorption rate was off the charts, while his connection and sensitivity towards vita had both reached entirely new heights.
